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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DADGEON, DAJON, Daugeon, n. An outcast; applied as a term of contempt to both sexes. [′dɑdʒən, ′dǫdʒən]Arg. 1882 Argyllsh. Herald (3 June):
She's just a durt woman: a rayvlan bluishter o' a dajon, so she is.Rnf. 1835 D. Webster Rhymes 25:
But that drool daugeon ca'd the deil, Must be a base, ill-willie chiel.

Comb.: dajon-wabster, dadgeon-, — weaver, “a weaver of linen or woollen stuffs for country neighbours” (w.Sc. 1887 Jam.⁶, dadgeon-; Ayr. 1825 Jam.², dajon-); a customer weaver (see Customer).Rnf. 1828 Paisley Mag. 582:
Old Saunders Wilson was a dadgeon weaver, and likewise an illicit distiller of whisky.